Paris University Sorbonne
Is a building in the latin quarter of paris which from 1253 on housed the college of sorbonne part of one of the first universities in the world later renamed university of paris and commonly known as the sorbonne.
Paris university sorbonne. Paris sorbonne university also known as paris iv. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated with the cathedral school of notre dame de paris it was considered the second oldest university in europe. Was the main university in paris france active from 1150 to 1970 with the exception of 1793 1806 under the french revolution. Today the sorbonne university is a public research university established by the merger in 2018 of paris sorbonne university pierre et marie curie university and other institutions.
With an innovative model of european university six large research intensive universities work together respond to the educational and research challenges facing europe. In a changing world sorbonne university has joined forces with the universities of charles in prague heidelberg warsaw milan and copenhagen to create the 4eu alliance. The university of paris french. S ɔːr ˈ b ɒ n also us.
50 000 students in 14 teaching and research departments 8 000 of whom are from outside france. Sorbonne université is a public research university in paris france established in 2018 by the merger of paris sorbonne university pierre et marie curie university along with smaller institutions the date 1257 on its logo refers to the founding of collège de sorbonne by robert de sorbon part of the university s early legacy. The success of all students as soon as they enter university is a priority for université de paris. Today it continues to house the successor universities of the university of paris such as.
It was the main inheritor of the faculty of humanities of the university of paris in 2018 it was merged with pierre and marie curie university and some smaller entities to form a new university called sorbonne university. It contributes significantly to the reputation of research in the universities in the île de france region by strongly backing the university laboratories as well as the. Sorbonne university abu dhabi is immensely proud to continue a remarkable heritage of academic excellence that has been nurtured since the 12th century. Université paris sorbonne paris iv was a public research university in paris france active from 1971 to 2017.
We offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes. Visiting the sorbonne the chancellerie des universités de paris guardian of the heritage of the old university of paris plays a central role in higher education in france. S ɔːr ˈ b ɔː n.